- 期刊
信心與救贖—《創世記》第十五章的族長應許
Faith and Salvation: A Survey on the Promises to the Patriarchs in Genesis 15
摘要
《創世記》十五章重寫了前祭司本和祭司本的族長應許敘事，該章中應許的對象雖然在邏輯上包括以撒、以實瑪利和基土拉的後裔，但實質上只有以撒的後裔才能得到應許之地。應許之地不僅指迦南地，甚至包括埃及。該章的重寫意圖和內涵與西元前五世紀左右以色列的歷史語境相關，被擄群體王室後裔所羅巴伯的返回激起民族熱情。六經編修者通過整合祭司文本、申命史學和先知文學等，凝聚猶大、撒瑪利亞、埃及等地區的以色列社群，激勵人們重建耶路撒冷聖殿，構建以耶和華崇拜為中心的身份認同。以撒後裔作為應許之地的繼承者，指向所羅巴伯重建聖殿，亞伯拉罕的信激勵失去信心的聽眾參與重建，這些聽眾包括在埃及的以色列流散社群。
並列摘要
Genesis 15 rewrites the stories of the promise to the patriarchs in the priestly and pre-priestly texts. In this chapter, those who receive the promise logically include Isaac, Ishmael, and Keturah's descendants, but in essence only Isaac's descendants have the right to live in the Promised Land. The Promised Land refers not only to the land of Canaan, but even includes the land of Egypt. The rewriting reflected the historical context of ancient Israel around the fifth century B.C. The return of Zerubbabbel, a descendant of the royal family of the exiled community, stirred up national enthusiasm. The editors of the Hexateuch sought to rally the various Israelite communities in Judah, Samaria, and Egypt, and to motivate them to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem, and to construct an identity centered on the worship of Yahweh through the integration of the priestly texts, the Deuteronomistic History, and the prophetic literature. This descendant of Isaac, as the heir to the promised land, could be seen as an allusion to Zerubbabbel rebuilding the Temple. Abraham's faith inspired the faithless audiences, including the Jewish diaspora in Egypt, to participate in the rebuilding.